'81 Takamine F341 F 341 Laquer Finish Guitar/HSC/NR

This guitar is no longer for sale (sold on 2007-12-24)Price : US $280.01

Up for auction is a very nice and RARE Takamine F341 acoustic guitar. It was manufactured early in 1981 with a list price of $1000. It has a Gibson style headstock, which you will not find very often on Takamines. It is minimally appointed, but very attractive. If you are looking for a museum piece this is NOT your guitar. I'll explain why in a minute, but if you are looking for an easy to play, great sounding, high quality construction guitar, then this is the ticket. It has a great 'bluesy' sound, and has been my main guitar that I use when flatpicking. I also own a Takamine AN-16 that I primarily use for fingerpicking. I have recently acquired a very nice Takamine EF350MC and that is why I am selling this guitar. There is literally no functional downside to this guitar, but in the interest of full disclosure, there are a couple things that I should point out on the cosmetic side of things. First, this guitar has a natural lacquer finish, and not a synthetic polyurethane finish like you will find on most modern guitars (even high end ones). There are a couple cloudy spots in the lacquer that will not affect functionality. Some argue that Lacquer finishes allow for a more natural sound. Also, it appears that the bridge has been repaired in some way at some point, and whoever did it was concerned primarily with